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Table 4 Number of affected joints and lesions per positive horse

From: Prevalence of osteochondral lesions in the fetlock and hock joints of Standardbred horses that survived bacterial infection before 6 months of age

Group

Total joints

Joints per horse

Horses affected in 1 joint

Horses affected in 2 jointsa

Horses affected in 3 joints

Horses affected in 4 joints

Horses affected in 5 joints

 Sepsis cohort (n = 19)

43

2.3

6 (31.6%)

6 (31.6%)

4 (21%)

2 (10.5%)

1 (5.3%)

 SL cohort (n = 179) [30]

268

1.5

108 (60.3%)

58 (32.4%)

8 (4.5%)

5 (2.8%)

Group

Total lesions

Lesions per horse

Horses with 1 lesion

Horses with 2 lesionsb

Horses with 3 lesions

Horses with 4 lesions

Horses with 5 lesions

Horses with 6 lesions

Horses with 7 lesions

 Sepsis cohort (n = 19)

47

2.5

5 (26.3%)

7 (36.8%)

4 (21%)

1 (5.3%)

1 (5.3%)

1 (5.3%)

 SL cohort (n = 179) [30]

302

1.7

98 (54.7%)

56 (31.3%)

13 (7.3%)

8 (4.5%)

3 (1.7%)

1 (0.6%)

  1. aThe proportion of horses affected in ≤2 joints was statistically significantly higher in the sepsis cohort than the SL cohort at p = 0.02. bThe proportion of horses with ≤2 or more lesions was statistically significantly higher in the sepsis cohort than the SL cohort at p = 0.02